One of my dealers at The Blue Building Antiques and Consignment had this sweet little children’s table and chairs set for sale. It was an Ikea set that had seen better days. But it was $10. So I grabbed it!
Not a bad looking set brand new. Here is what mine looked like:
There was some bubbling on the whiteboard and it was in need of a paint uplift. I pictured this for a little girl’s room.
Several months ago, Michelle from Serendipity House sent me some L’Essentiel Botanics natural paint to use for a project. L’Essentiel Botanics, an Austrailia based company, specializes in all natural vegan paint products (does contain beeswax). L’Essentiel Botanics furniture paint is all natural containing chalks, clays, minerals, and pigments. Products are sold in biodegradable containers and their wax contains no solvents (i.e. no drying agents). The all natural clear wax can be used on hands, feet, face, and is often used by farmers.
I love this paint! You can read all about my first and biggest project upcycling a MCM console here. Along with the gorgeous white and silky black for that project, Michelle sent me several other samples including Coral, Dove and Vintage Mint. I revived an old lamp with the green Vintage Mint. You can read that post HERE. I was looking for a project for the Coral when I spotted this child’s table and chairs. So I grabbed the paint and went to town.
The paint covered nicely and needed 2 coats.
I decided to update the whiteboard with a chalkboard look. Since the whiteboard had some bubbling damage, I sanded it really well and sealed the exposed sanded spots. I sprayed the white board three times with chalkboard paint. I used Rustoleum spray chalkboard paint. You can buy it or Krylon at either Lowe’s, Home Depot or Walmart. Each store carries a brand of spray chalkboard paint. I’ve used several brands and they are all wonderful.
Always be sure to prime your completed chalkboard surface for use. To do this, you simply rub chalk all over the surface and wipe away the excess. This prepares the chalkboard for use and prevents staining of the surface.
Next I stenciled a cute little design onto the chairs to give the set some style. I love this stencil pattern. Here is a quick video on how to apply paint to the stencil. Load your brush, remove some paint, pounce, pounce, pounce!
I touched up the edges and here she is:
This was a simple and quick project that took a newer but unsightly table and chairs and transformed it into a contemporary gem!
Michelle is offering a discount on L’Essentiel Botanics to my readers! Serendipity House is the ONLY distributor for this Australian company here in the US. Use the code “L’Essentiel20” for a 20% discount on all L’Essentiel Botanics furniture paint and accessories. Here is the link: Serendipity House.
Makes me long for grand babies…and my niece keeps popping out baby boys! Come on Tara! You need to start wearing dresses everyday and getting those girly genes flowing! LOL! I am just joking, of course! I love my great nephews, all one and 1/2 of them as Baby D is due in January.
So, perhaps there will be many more children’s furniture makeovers in my future…I can only hope! In the meantime, I have enjoyed playing with this Coral set!
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